Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 21 › Conversation 021-003

Nixon phone call with an unidentified caller on Henry Kissinger

Monday, March 6, 1972 · 4:13 PM–7:14 PM ET · White House Telephone · 8 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); White House operatorConversation021-003 on Tape 21 (tape position 00:02:16–00:02:25)StartMonday, March 6, 1972 at 4:13 PMEndMonday, March 6, 1972 at 7:14 PMRecording deviceWhite House TelephoneSourceNixon Library record for 021-003 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon contacted the White House operator to facilitate a telephone connection with National Security Advisor Henry A. Kissinger. This brief administrative exchange served as the precursor to a substantive policy or diplomatic discussion between the two men. No other topics were addressed during this short call.

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NARA Description

On March 6, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 4:13 pm and 7:14 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 021-003 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 21-3

Date: March 6, 1972
Time: Unknown between 4:13 pm and 7:14 pm
Location: White House Telephone

The President talked with the White House operator.

       Request for a call to Henry A. Kissinger

Also recorded on March 6, 1972

  • 678-002 3:58 PM · 52 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander P. Butterfield met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 3:58 pm and 4:00 pm.
  • 021-001 4:00 PM · 19 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 4:00 pm.
  • 678-003 4:00 PM · 6 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the Oval Office of the White House at 4:00 pm.
  • 678-004 4:00 PM · 1 hr 4 min — President Richard M. Nixon, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, unknown person(s), Rose Mary Woods, Jayne Brumley, Stephen B. Bull, Ronald L. Ziegler, Henry A. Kissinger, and James C. H. Shen met in the Oval Office of the White House from 4:00 pm to 5:04 pm.
  • 021-002 4:12 PM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Jayne Brumley talked on the telephone from 4:12 pm to 4:13 pm.
  • 678-005 5:05 PM · 8 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander P. Butterfield met in the Oval Office of the White House from 5:05 pm to 5:10 pm.
  • 678-006 5:10 PM · 52 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and John D. Ehrlichman met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 5:10 pm and 5:15 pm.
  • 678-007 5:15 PM · 1 hr 39 min — President Richard M. Nixon, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, John D. Ehrlichman, Stephen B. Bull, and Henry A. Kissinger met in the Oval Office of the White House from 5:15 pm to 6:59 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 021-003, March 6, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/021-003 (accessed October 12, 2026).